Butler Elem Faculty Handbook 19-20 V2

CONFIDENTIALITY Please be conscientious with information concerning students, parents, and school business. Be sure that discussions about school concerns are done at an appropriate time and place. When talking with friends or neighbors outside of school or to colleagues within the school, keep comments positive. Selling our school is everybody’s responsibility. The best way to guarantee your job is to advertise our success. Volunteering parents should read and sign a confidentiality agreement if they are looking at student work or working with students for practice or remediation. These documents are available in the office. They emphasize that parents are not to discuss student performance or behavior with anyone other than the student’s teacher. COPYRIGHT LAWS Many DVD rental businesses require a written contract before they will rent to anyone. Some contracts specifically state that the DVDs rented will not be used where public performance rights are necessary, or for any use, other than home viewing. Please note that this is not a violation of copyright law but using them in schools violates the license agreement and is a violation of contract law. Remember, DVD providers do not hold privileges of offering public performance or any other rights to schools. Purchased DVDs can be used for face-to-face instruction. Face-to-face teaching means an introduction, possibly stopping the DVD at selected points for answering questions and conducting a short discussion and concluding or completing a follow-up assignment after viewing. All DVDs should link to the core being taught. Most books and resources include proper copyright rules either granting or denying copy use. Follow these rules carefully. CORE CURRICULUM Teachers are required to teach the state and district core curriculum. Each teacher should be able to access the core curriculum for all required subjects. You can find the Common Core State Standards and the District Curriculum Maps on the district’s website . There is a great demand on academic learning time and we must be careful to use the students’ school time wisely. Core concepts require careful planning, leaving little time for other activities. Consult the master schedule for instructional time requirements. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Corporal punishment is not approved by the Canyons School District as a means of discipline. Any slapping, hitting, shaking, grabbing, forcefully guiding or other touching of students for disciplinary purposes is called corporal punishment. If a student upsets you to the point feel compelled to touch the student, it is expected that you get help from another adult and handle the situation in a calm manner. If a student needs to be physically removed, call for Mr. Nalwalker. Physical restraint is not to be used except to protect the child, other students and/or teachers, and this is to be done only by trained staff and no longer than necessary.

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